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• Designation Number: 581
• County: Hinsdale
• Community: Hinsdale County
• Stream Name: Los Pinos, Weminuche, Middle Fork Piedra, E. Fork
• Title: Floodplain Information Report, Hinsdale County, Colorado
• Date: 9/1/2004
• Prepared For: Hinsdale County and CWCB
• Prepared By: Love and Associates, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PRE FACE ... .... ...... ... ... .......u.......... ................................................................................ ..... 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 2

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INTRODUCTION ....................... .......... ............... ......... ............... ........................ ............... 3

Purpose an d Scope .................................. .................................... .... .... .................... ... ... 3

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Au th 0 riza ti 0 n................................................................................................................. 3

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STUDY AREA DES CRIP"fI 0 N ........................... ......................... ..... ..... ........................ 4

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Co mmu nity Description ..................................... ................................. ............. .... ... ..... 4

Waters b ed Descri ption . .............................. ..... ............................... ................. ............. 4

Flooding Problems and Flooding History................................................................... 4

Previous Studies................................................................................ ..6

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Community Response to the CWCB Designation and Approval Process ............... 6

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EN GINEERIN G ME TH 0 DS ................................................................ ...... ....... ............. 7

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H Y d fO I ogi c An al y.s is ........................ .............................................................................. 7

H y d ra u lie An a I ys is ................................. ..................................................................... 12

Flood p lain Map p in g.................................................................................................... 12

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FLOODPLAIN MA.N A G EMENT . ................ .......... ....... ......... ......... ......... .................... 36

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Local 0 rdin an ce Req uiremen ts ..... .... .............. ............................ ..................... .... ..... 36

Flood Ins u ra n ce........................................................................................................... 36

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Flood plain Management Altern atives .......................................... ....... ...................... 36

RE FEREN CES .... .... ... ....... ... ........... ....... ... ............ ............. ..... .... ....... ....... ..... ................. 38

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Appendix

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